I started painting with watercolor during a challenging health experience when I needed to calm down my brain, and I didn't know what else to do but turn to art. In watercolor, I could lose myself in the mysterious swirling of water and colors, playing with the elements. Watercolor is complex and somewhat wild and untamable since you are working with the natural element of water, which always keeps it interesting. It’s an ongoing dance between intention and acceptance, as I never know exactly what is going to transpire on paper.​ And perhaps that’s a good way to describe life as well.

In my other life I am a mental health therapist, holding both pain and healing with others. Painting the evocative natural world is an antidote to the hard things I see happening to people and the earth, and helps me connect to color, life, and hope.

People often ask if I did art classes when I was younger. I was fortunate to have some drawing classes from 5th grade through age 16 (some fun throwback pictures of those below). I am forever grateful to my 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Cox, who gave us all sketch pads and 2B pencils and taught us to “draw what you see, not what you think you see.” I am also grateful for my encouraging family and friends, and to Jude, a watercolor artist in New Mexico, who sent me her books and inspired me to get going.

For years I bought greeting cards from artists as a way to support them and share art with others, so it seemed like a fun project to start my own. My hope is that every piece going out brings meaning to someone else.

I live and paint in the rugged beauty of the Bitterroot Valley in Montana, respectfully acknowledging that I live on ancestral lands taken from the Salish Tribe.  Five percent of all profits from each collection are donated to non-profits that support healthcare and lifesaving resources, expressive arts programs for kids, or Montana conservation.